Robert Hughes (critic)
For other people named Robert Hughes, see Robert Hughes (disambiguation). Robert Studley Forrest Hughes AO Born ( 1938-07-28 ) 28 July 1938 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Died 6 August 2012 (2012-08-06) (aged 74) The Bronx, New York City, US Education Saint Ignatius' College, Riverview Alma mater University of Sydney Occupation Art critic Writer Television presenter Spouse(s) Danne Emerson Victoria Whistler Doris Downes Parent(s) Geoffrey Forrest Hughes Margaret Vidal Relatives Thomas Hughes (grandfather) Tom Hughes (brother) Lucy Turnbull (niece) Robert Studley Forrest Hughes AO (28 July 1938 – 6 August 2012) was an Australian-born art critic, writer, and producer of television documentaries. His best seller The Fatal Shore (1986) is a study of the British penal colonies and early history of Australia. He was described in 1997 by Robert Boynton of The New York Times as "the most famous art cri